Organisation/Company BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER Department Computer Sciences Research Field Computer science » Autonomic computing Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 31 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 16 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 734_25_CS_HPES_R1 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer DescriptionContext And MissionThe High-Performance Embedded Systems (HPES) Laboratory at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims at carrying out research on bringing HPC technologies to systems with some form of criticality, namely safety, mission and security. This includes domains such as automotive, space, avionics, robotics, manufacturing, etc. Our work is mainly done in the context of bilateral projects with several EU companies as well as several European-funded projects. For further details on the HPES Lab, please visit: goal of this position is to research techniques to control and optimize how the different tasks of autonomous system frameworks execute in the context of high-performance devices with middlewares like ROS, ROS2 or CyberRT, considering appropriate metrics, platform configuration, task scheduling, and validation activities whenever appropriate.This work will be performed as part of a team with skilled postdocs, engineers and students experienced with the software environment, and hence,



providing support to the PhD student hired for this position.Key DutiesSoftware optimization in the context of autonomous systemsTask scheduling in the context of autonomous systemsPlatform configuration in the context of autonomous systemsMaster in the broad field of Computer Sciences and ElectronicsEssential Knowledge and Professional ExperienceExperience with C++Knowledge in computer architecture and operating systemsAdditional Knowledge and Professional ExperienceFamiliar with ROS, ROS2, or analogous middlewaresFamiliar with NVIDIA platformsCompetencesProblem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitudeGood communication skills including a good command of the English language (written and spoken)Additional InformationThe position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences DepartmentWe offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, versátil working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation proceduresDuration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget durationHolidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreementSalary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in BarcelonaWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code 08034 Street Pz. Eusebi Güell 1-3 Geofield
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📌 PhD student in system software and middleware for autonomous systems (España)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 España